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Guitar Samba
| Recorded | Jun 1967 |
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| Label | RCA |
| Released | 1967 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 859573 |
The record
A 1967 Tokyo take on bossa's guitar-forward side, with Nakamure and Yamashita's twin guitars trading lines over Ohtsuka's brushed kit and a full percussion table. Light, unhurried, and rhythmically precise -- Japanese jazz's mid-'60s fascination with the samba groove, done with real fluency rather than novelty.
Session personnel
- Masaoki Terakawa — bass
- George Ohtsuka — drums
- Mitsuo Yamashita — guitar
- Sadanori Nakamure — guitar
- Hideo Miyata — percussion
- Masami Kawahara — percussion
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1974 | RCA |
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